7 Habits of Happy Kids

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From the Desk of Frances Weissenberger

As we continue our transition into Balanced Literacy it is key that we effectively plan for instruction. This includes completing lesson plans based on the standards that need to be covered.

Starting this Monday, October 3rd, I will be reviewing lesson plans regularly. This will enable me to support you as we move through the school year. I would be happy to receive them either digitally (google drive or scan and email) or hard copy. Whatever is best for you. Please email them to me by 8:30 on Monday mornings each week. Please type lesson plan in the subject line. Raffle-Email me the words: Lesson Plans to be entered into our next A Monday Raffle. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

From the Desk of Erika Cooper

In planning for a Guided Reading lesson you can consider the student's level and then choose a target focus area. For example, here are some suggested teaching points for a student student reading at level T :

Suggested Teaching Points (choose one)

• Readers revise predictions as they learn about new events in the text.

• Readers use text features to help them understand nonfiction.

• Readers use text structure to help them understand nonfiction.

• Readers use context clues to help them figure out the meaning of a word.

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Teachers: Great job creating excellent lessons for your students. As I walked classes I was very impressed with what I saw....small group differentiation, students reading with obvious interest, hands on math lessons, writing lessons that provided lots of writing time, teachers wrapping up the IRI Reading Assessments. You are making a difference.